DIY Kitchen Nook Benches

Hi Friends!  

I trust everyone is enjoying Spring!

Today, I would like to share how my husband & I 

made benches for our kitchen nook.

There are a couple of things I need to say first...

We actually built these last February. 

As in 2015.  

I have no idea why I took so long to share them with you.  

Believe me, we really have no talent whatsoever in

home improvement/diy/carpentry, etc.  

We were literally just flying by the seats of our pants.  

Let me first show you the before picture.  

I realize the quality of this picture is not the best, 

and I apologize for that.

I was so over the wood wainscoting, the table, the chairs...

So I talked my husband into building benches.

Oh he was ever the skeptic!

I guess this is because

we have zero talent for this kind of stuff!

So with me being the brains & him the brawn,

and a couple of tutorials to guide us along from:

 Remodelaholic and

In My Own Style 

we began our project....

Woohoo!  

1 down, 1 to go!

 I have to be honest here,

it took us 9 hours to build that bench.  

Stop that snickering, I can hear you!

Again, bear in mind, we have no talent.  None.

The second bench only took 2 hours to build.

See?  The learning curve is over.

We have experience now!  lol

Might I also add that you can see in the pictures 

that the plaster walls behind the wainscoting 

were not exactly fit for paint.

Luckily, I was able to find a solution for now...

paintable wallpaper. 

Are you ready for the pretty part?

The after picture:

 

So much better!

We can literally fit 6 people here now.

Who knew?

I did have to replace the fabric on the cushions

since the above pictures were taken.

Not because it wore out, 

but because I picked too lightweight a fabric and it was wrinkling, 

which drove me nuts!

The only heavy weight fabric I could find in red is

the one below. 

I will eventually replace that one too,

once I find something I like better.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed our little diy.

There are some other changes

in store for this kitchen in the next couple of months and

I promise not to wait a year before sharing them with you!

Thanks for stopping by today.